Only Say Yes When It’s Yes
As the President of The Ashy Agency and Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Broadcast Design Association (BDA), Brett Ashy has worked with…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Kim Dulaney on going freelance and mastering her craft
If you’ve worked in the New York motion scene at all, you’ve probably heard of Kim Dulaney. Revered for her naturalistic yet meticulous approach to everything…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
The Panics answered our questionnaire, revealing eating habits, sunbathing goals, and work-life in the midst of a pandemic
Creative Connections: Questions with members of The Panics about life and work during unusual times
Bevin McNamara • 4 years ago
Jenny LeClue: A Handmade Adventure Game
From motion design to game development, Joe Russ is constantly challenging himself to learn more
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Challenge Your World 20/20
Through an online community, contests, and events, Challenge Your World connects emerging entrepreneurs to the resources and expertise they need to launch companies that restore…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Maxim Zhestkov “RECURSION”
Q&A with Maxim Zhestkov by Igor Sordokhonov, with help from Lilian Darmono, Bran Dougherty-Johnson, Lauren Indovina, Brian Gossett and Sofia Radnabazarova. In your words, who…
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Igor Sordokhonov • 14 years ago
In-Depth Coverage: Stylefames NY Opener
Conference openers have become the vehicle of choice for many studios to show what they can do without an overbearing client or agency brief hemming…
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Staff • 11 years ago
Creative Parents, Creative Kids
In collaboration with reader Joe Linton, we conducted an informal survey in May asking parents about the role that creativity played in their parenting. We…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Making “Uncanny Valley,” an eye-popping sci-fi short about a very possible future
The sci-fi short "Uncanny Valley" presents a grim but very possible future in an eye-popping style laced with beautiful VFX work. Our chat with the…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
The good and bad about life as an expat
We've all heard it before: if you want to do good work, move to NYC, LA or London. In this month's Guest Post Bee Grandinetti…
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Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago
Interview: Kylie Matulick and Todd Mueller of Psyop
By now you’ve probably seen "Happiness Factory," Psyop’s masterpiece for Coke and agency Wieden+Kennedy, several times. If you’re anything like me, you’ve scrubbed through it…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
A Conversation with Mate Steinforth
Recently we’ve seen more and more of Sehsucht, and with good reason: they’ve steadily been building steam through the years, and it’s culminating in some…
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Ivan Cruz • 12 years ago
Julia Pott: Belly
Julia Pott (Hornet) is one of those rarities: an animation director with a unique voice who can actually make you feel something. The common denominator…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
CypherAudio’s John Black reflects on 15 years of sound design for motion
Filmmaker George Lucas famously declared, “The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment in a movie.” Everyone I know who’s crafted a film or animation or game…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
CG still lifes and art direction from Rafa Merino
When Rafa Merino posted "Reborn" on Facebook, I froze. Initially struck by its surreal beauty, I then wondered what I was looking at: A photograph?…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Interview: LAMBO brings the RAD
Working out the logo A sketch for the Coke “Oh Yeah” spot Style frame for Fox College Sports Characters for the Coke “Bubbles” spot Motionographer…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Hemlock by Tyson Ibele
Recently, Tyson Ibele emailed me about his new film ‘Hemlock’ for CG Society’s Steampunk Myths and Legends 3D challenge. I thought it was amazing and…
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Babe Baker • 15 years ago
The F5 effect: How a two-day event changed one attendee’s life
Editor’s note: The following is a post about F5, a two-day creativity festival started by Motionographer in 2009. The next F5 will be on April…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Second chances and the unlikely origin story of a production company
When life dealt Maggie Meade a deeply crappy hand, she learned something about who she really was and what she really wanted out of life.…
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Guest • 7 years ago
The Nature Between Us: Q&A with Will Campbell and Jett Steiger
Back in 2007, as students at the Savannah College of Art and Design, William Campbell teamed up with Anh Vu to create The Lemon Tree,…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Fairness For Visual Effects Artists: Q&A
Q&A: Your letter to James Cameron this week has stirred up a lot of discussion in the Motion Design and Visual Effects fields about the…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago
HALO 4: Forward Unto Dawn – Title Sequence + Q&A – Polynoid
In December of last year Halo 4 came out and the world rejoiced. Along with it came a web series called Forward Unto Dawn which…
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Andres Weber • 11 years ago
Interview: Freestyle Collective
Stills from the MTVK launch series From the opener for Fly, a DVD magazine Still from a FUEL ID entitled “Chemistry” From the show package…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Marco Iozzi: Look Development Portfolio
Marco Iozzi updates his portfolio with some major goodies. Marco is an awesome CG artist and look development specialist that has worked with many top…
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Tyquane Wright • 15 years ago